Yes and no. Unemployment is high, wages are low, and in the major cities renting is tough, same as most major cities at the moment though I guess. If you can find work, somewhere to live, and make an effort with the language then I’d say yes, it’s a great place to live.
On the topic of hand lotion, if you’re wondering what to buy, I can recommend CeraVe, their hand cream smells neutral and is the only one I’ve found that doesn’t leave my hands feeling greasy.
minimum inconvenience to the rest of the community
So we can all safely ignore the issue. I remember not long after I moved to Sydney the rail union was going to strike as the government wasn’t negotiating in good faith, but it was deemed “too damaging to the economy” so they weren’t permitted to. These restrictions just keep getting tighter and tighter.
I have definitely heard “could /should of” by native speakers more than once.
TL;DR: AU isn’t a good model to base change off. Expensive and scammy.
Not sure what a PCP is, but before I left AU earlier this year, my GP visits were ~AU$100 with a $40 rebate. Private healthcare cannot cover the $60 gap by law, along with a host of other specialists and scans. It felt like a massive scam to have private health. Yes there are free clinics you can go to (“Bulk Billing”), but in my experience because they were always overworked and understaffed, the standard of care wasn’t as good. Plus it was hard to see the same doctor regularly, so you waste more of everyone’s time going over your medical history.
Compare that to Germany, I decided to go with public health here, which comes directly out of my paycheque. It’s expensive, but I don’t see that money and I can go to basically any (English speaking) doctor here, pay nothing for the appointment, and prescriptions are 5 or 10€ (only had one so far, can’t remember the exact cost). Standard of care feels much more in line with the private care of AU. I know there are some scans and blood tests I may need to pay for, but nothing feels scammy so far.
walk a middle ground, you don't want to veer into aggression or passivity.
Got it, aiming for passive aggression!
Cigarettes and tobacco products are highly taxed. Why they didn’t go down that route I’ll never understand.
I’m guessing it will also play into Trump’s voter fraud claims later. Use Musk’s petition as “proof” that votes for him weren’t counted/were converted to Harris/some other nonsense claim because it’s heavily implied if you’ve signed the petition that you would be voting for trump.
we’ve been familiar with his asshole since the 80s. He was always horrible, but he has steadily gotten worse over the decades.
It’s the anal leakage, isn’t it.
how profoundly life changes when you stop pointing fingers.
Ain’t that the truth. I can think of a couple of people in my life who would benefit from understanding this.
Either I’m missing your joke or you missed the other guy’s
Maybe edit the description so it has the link to WaPo?